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footstep

英 [ˈfʊtstep]

美 [ˈfʊtstep]

n.  脚步声; 足迹

复数:footsteps 

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Collins.1 / BNC.5733 / COCA.6017

习惯用语

    n.

      follow in sb's footsteps
    • 仿效某人
      to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as sb else, especially sb in your family
    • She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.
      她步她父亲的后尘,在电视台工作。

    牛津词典

      noun

      • 脚步声;足迹
        the sound or mark made each time your foot touches the ground when you are walking or running
        1. the sound of footsteps on the stairs
          楼梯上的脚步声
        2. footsteps in the snow
          雪地上的足迹

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 脚步声;足迹
        Afootstepis the sound or mark that is made by someone walking each time their foot touches the ground.
        1. I heard footsteps outside.
          我听见了外面的脚步声。
      • PHRASE 效仿;步…后尘
        If youfollow insomeone'sfootsteps, you do the same things as they did earlier.
        1. My father is extremely proud that I followed in his footsteps and became a doctor.
          我的父亲非常自豪,因为我继承他的事业,成为了一名医生。

      英英释义

      noun

      • the act of taking a step in walking
        1. the sound of a step of someone walking
          1. he heard footsteps on the porch
          Synonym:footfallstep
        2. the distance covered by a step
          1. he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
          Synonym:pacestepstride

        双语例句

        • A more elastic footstep entered next;
          跟着有人踏着轻快的脚步进来了;
        • He listened; it was a footstep pacing back and forth, as though some one were walking in the room above him.
          好象有人在他上面屋子里走路,是来回走动的步履声。
        • I heard footsteps outside.
          我听见了外面的脚步声。
        • The store is just a footstep away.
          那爿店仅一步之遥。
        • I listened for a footstep.
          我留心听着脚步声。
        • You tread behind his every footstep.
          你跟踪着他的沉重的脚步。
        • The Evidential Value of Footstep Identification Conclusions in Criminal Investigation
          足迹鉴定结论在侦查过程中的证据价值分析
        • In the backside, there is a penniless heavy haversack, but your back is straight, your footstep is flimsy, your corners of the mouth smile is haughty and fortitude.
          背后,是一无所有的沉重的背带,但你的脊梁直挺,脚步脆弱,嘴角是不训,不屈的微笑。
        • 'said Mrs d'Urberville, recognizing a new footstep.
          德贝维尔夫人听见有一种新的脚步声,嘴里说。
        • Perhaps the person of that in a dream hides deep place at the white cloud, past fog of the eyeful, was fond of me to return of footstep.
          也许那梦中的人藏匿在白云深处,故揽了满眼的雾,迷了我归去的脚步。